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2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$7,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mechanical Engineering Technology is the 126th most popular major in the country with 6,707 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,659 and had an average of $22,928 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 384 mechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,888 and $22,941 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 58 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $8,521 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s ME tech degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $4,771 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,669 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend OSU.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 102 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,203 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Houston Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

#5

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OCCC is $5,889 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #6, Tulsa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tulsa Community College is a public institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulsa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,835 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tulsa Community College.

Full Tulsa Community College Mechanical Engineering Technology Report

With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 4 ’s ME tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #8 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Dona Ana is $4,942 for Southwest Region ME Tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value ME Tech Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $15,604 for southwest region me tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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